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A/AS Level Physics: Waves
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WAVESWave Motion
A mechanism to transfer from one point to another
energy
without the transfer of material medium
Progressive Wave
A war in which momentum and energy is carried
away
from source
Stationary wave
A type of war in which momentum and
energy are not
carried
away from some
Graphs of Wave Motion
m
displacement displacement'm
mean
time's distance'm
w
Displacement Distance travelled in a specific direction from the mean
Amplitude Max displacement from mean position
Time Period Time taken for one complete oscillation
Frequency No of mares passing a
point per second
f
I
,Wavelength Distance b w two consecutive particles on a wave
which are in phase
Phase
The phase at particular point in the oscillation is the
a
fraction of oscillation measured from an initial reference
point
Phase Angle
16
c a
mean
Y aA a
I
360
y
g D
Time Period 360
B disp
I y B
t
c
mean
a
y aA
1
3600
C A
y A th
I
b og
g
Wavelength X 360
, Q A wave has a frequency of 500 Hz what is the phase
of a point at a time of
i 0.25ms
ii 1 oms
iii 1.3ms
T I 2 10 3
I 500
T 2ms
i 2ms 360
0.25ms x
X 450
ii 2 360
I Xo
x 1800
iii 2 360
13 Xo
x 2340
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